水吧
Chinese
water; river | (modal particle indicating polite suggestion); ...right?; ...OK? (modal particle indicating polite suggestion); ...right?; ...OK?; (onomat.); dumb | ||
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simp. and trad. (水吧) | 水 | 吧 |
Etymology 1
水 (seoi2, “water”) + 吧 (baa1, “bar”), which is from English bar.
Pronunciation
Noun
水吧
- (Hong Kong Cantonese) counter or section at a restaurant or cafeteria where drinks and beverages are prepared
- (Hong Kong Cantonese) one who works at such place
Synonyms
- 酒水部
Etymology 2
According to Qian (2007), the term in Shanghainese is not from English.
Pronunciation
Noun
水吧
- (Shanghainese Wu) spa
- 我去過水吧,有辰光蠻適意,必過有辰光打得也蠻痛。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
- From: 2007, Qian Nairong, 上海话大词典, page 31
- [ŋv̩ʷ²³ t͡ɕʰi³³ kv̩ʷ⁴⁴ z̥z̩²² pa̱⁴⁴ ɦiɜ²³ z̥əɲ²² kɯɑ̃⁴⁴ ʔme̞⁴⁴ səʔ³³ i⁴⁴ pi̯ɪʔ³³ kv̩ʷ⁴⁴ ɦiɜ²³ z̥əɲ²² kɯɑ̃⁴⁴ tã⁴⁴ təʔ⁵⁵ ɦa̱²³ ʔme̞⁴⁴ tʰʊŋ³⁴] [IPA]
- I’ve been to that spa, sometimes it’s quite comfortable, but sometimes the massage is rather painful.
我去过水吧,有辰光蛮适意,必过有辰光打得也蛮痛。 [Shanghainese, simp.]
Synonyms
- spa